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tion.
Microservices Developer Adoption

Overall

Advanced Fast Data in Production

34%
Running in production

50%
21%

Piloting, for ultimate production

25%
19%

Sandboxing, early stage proof of concept

75%

of developers with
advanced fast data use
cases in production rely
on microservices

20%
22%

Evaluating, mildly interested

5%

Not interested at all

4%

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Finding

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Technology Shifts
Fast Data Shakes Up Traditional Stack

The survey reveals a shifting of perceived
microservices value as advanced fast data
use cases move into production. The most
dramatic is developer velocity dropping from
the number one position to number four.
The shift in priorities during the production
phase of a project is not surprising. DevOps
agility and predictability were valued most,
followed by elasticity and dynamic scaling,
when running advanced fast data use cases
in production.

Microservices value shifts in production use cases

Developers are reaching for microservices to improve agility, elasticity, and more. Here are the top factors
driving adoption overall contrasted by advanced fast data use cases in production.
Microservices Developer Adoption
Value of
Microservices Overall

Value of Microservices
for Advanced Fast Data

Increase development velocity / new releases

1 [26%]

4 [14%]

DevOps agility / predictability for faster, safer deployments

2 [25%]

1 [31%]

Improve elasticity / for scaling up down more dynamically

3 [23%]

2 [28%]

Evaluating, mildly interested

4 [13%]

3 [17%]

Not interested at all

5 [13%]

5 [11%]

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Last Look
Steps for Success
Fast data adoption is growing at a rate three times faster than Apache Hadoop. Successful companies are harnessing
new, emerging technologies to deliver business value today. Here are steps you can take to start preparing for success
in your organization.

01

Think Ecosystem-First

Fast data apps blend a variety of tools and techniques. Select an ecosystem
of engines that can handle shifting tradeoffs between latency, volume,
transformation, and integration.

02

Invest in Training and Development

Help your developers and architects close the skills gap with education.
Once your team has been empowered to understand the fundamentals of
microservices and streaming, innovation with fast data can follow.

03

Build DevOps Mindset and Muscle

04

Rethink Production Readiness

05

Prepare for an Ever-More Inter-Connected World

With microservices and streaming becoming intertwined, the need
to embrace DevOps is paramount for fast data success.

Begin fast data projects with the end in mind. Implement tools for
debugging and monitoring microservices and streams well before
entering production.

Predicting peaks in streaming applications is nearly impossible.
Implement software tools and techniques that deliver resilience and
enable elasticity in an ever-more inter-connected world.

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